One of the Guyanese, seriously injured in a vehicular accident in neighbouring Suriname earlier this week, was flown home on Wednesday and admitted to a city hospital, sources said. Vanessa Foo was said to be in serious condition, having sustained head injuries and a broken thigh bone. She was accompanied to the Georgetown Public Hospital by her husband, Kevin Foo, ...
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Hotel Tower workers reject back-to-work request before pay
Hotel Tower workers on Wednesday rejected a request by one of the principal directors of the company to return to work, demanding that they first be paid all outstanding wages and salaries. President of the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU), Sherwood Clarke said he and his General Secretary along with the affected workers made known their position in a ...
Read More »48-year old man who killed 19-year old partner dies in prison
The 48-year old man who had stabbed his reputed 19-year old wife earlier this month died on Wednesday, one day after he was arraigned for murder. Police said Robert Sandy of Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, died at the New Amsterdam Prison. Sandy had been charged with the murder of Onika Greaves which occurred on May 19, 2014. He appeared in ...
Read More »Burnham “declared war” on WPA – Kwayana tells Rodney Inquiry
There appears to be mounting circumstantial evidence that then Peoples National Congress (PNC) administration led by late Forbes Burnham killed Guyanese historian and opposition politician, Dr. Walter Rodney in 1980. Testifying before the Rodney Commission of Inquiry on Wednesday, veteran Guyanese politician and member of the Working Peoples Alliance (WPA) Eusi Kwayana tendered a speech by Burnham to his PNC ...
Read More »US arrests National Power lifting Champion with weighty cocaine-cargo in stomach
The arrest of the National Power Lifting Champion Colin “Mr Clean” Chesney in New York for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine in his stomach has embarassed his association, an official said Wednesday. The President of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation, Peter Green said he was embarrassed by by the news and said Chesney was not representing Guyana at the time he ...
Read More »High energy costs a major challenge to regional competitiveness – CDB President
President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Dr. Warren Smith has singled out high energy costs as a major challenge to the region’s competitiveness. He made the assertion at the opening of the 44th Annual Meeting of the CDB’s Board of Governors on Wednesday at the Guyana International Conference Centre, Liliendaal. Dr. Smith stated that for regional development and economic ...
Read More »Chikungunya virus detected in Guyana
Guyana has confirmed two cases of Chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease, in the Canje, Berbice area, according to Health Minister, Dr. Bheri Ramsarran. He was quoted by the Government Information Agency (GINA) as saying that in the wake of the discovery, a team has been dispatched to fog the area over the next two weeks. The two cases, a toddler, and ...
Read More »Gifted Guyanese science students for UWI programme
The Ministry of Education on Tuesday announced that three outstanding Guyanese students have been accepted to the Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) which is held on the campus of the UWI, Cave Hill, Barbados. They are Cecil Cox who topped the Caribbean in the Sciences in 2013, Benedict Sukra, and Lawrence Faria SPISE is a 4-week residential summer ...
Read More »Miners charged with stealing raw gold from employer
Two miners accused of stealing two ounces of raw gold were Tuesday granted total bail of GUY$600,000. ,42, of Belfield Housing Scheme and Royston Herod of 10 Two Friends Village pleaded not guilty when they appeared before Chief Magistrate, Priya Sewnarine-Beharry. They are accused of stealing the precious yellow metal valued at GUY$420,000 from Ivan Wade between April 28 and ...
Read More »Broke Hotel Tower plans to sell assets to pay workers
Hotel Tower Inc. is broke and promises to sell off some of its assets to pay workers wages and salaries owed to them for several weeks and months, the company said in a statement. “Steps are being taken to liquidate assets to cover these outstanding salaries owed to employees within a month,” the company said. Meanwhile, President of the Clerical ...
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